Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

Season 1 Episode 5: Opportunity Lost

Oct 29, 1995NR58m7.8

British silent film was small and old fashioned ; many actors snubbed working in movies and few establishment society figures respected directing. Documentary, however, was a field where there was a distinctive contribution.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Where It All Began

1. Where It All Began

Aired: Oct 1, 1995

The early filmmaking years in European countries such as Britain, France, Ger...

Episode 2 Art's Promised Land

2. Art's Promised Land

Aired: Oct 8, 1995

The title comes from a comment that Danish director Carl Dreyer made about Sw...

Episode 3 The Unchained Camera

3. The Unchained Camera

Aired: Oct 15, 1995

More free flowing movement of the camera is associated with the silent cinema...

Episode 4 The Music of Light

4. The Music of Light

Aired: Oct 22, 1995

An overview of the French silent film industry during the twenties, covering ...

Episode 5 Opportunity Lost

5. Opportunity Lost

Aired: Oct 29, 1995

British silent film was small and old fashioned ; many actors snubbed working...

Episode 6 End of an Era

6. End of an Era

Aired: Nov 4, 1995

With sound, the problem of regional accents arose, and cooperation between na...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Documentary, History